Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute
The Business Vision Behind Balenciaga’s ‘New Era’
From a couture revival to winning the Met Gala, the Kering-owned brand is white-hot. Ahead of its buzzed-about Paris Fashion Week show Saturday, CEO Cedric Charbit speaks to BoF about the strategy behind ‘new era’ Balenciaga and his plan for pushing sales to the next level.
The Business Vision Behind Balenciaga’s ‘New Era’
From a couture revival to winning the Met Gala, the Kering-owned brand is white-hot. Ahead of its buzzed-about Paris Fashion Week show Saturday, CEO Cedric Charbit speaks to BoF about the strategy behind ‘new era’ Balenciaga and his plan for pushing sales to the next level.
The Met Gala’s September Gamble
After a pandemic pause, the decision to stage the event at the close of New York Fashion Week may have backfired, but the real challenges facing the Met Gala go deeper than a date change.
The Met Gala’s September Gamble
After a pandemic pause, the decision to stage the event at the close of New York Fashion Week may have backfired, but the real challenges facing the Met Gala go deeper than a date change.
Redefining Relevance at the Met Gala
Fashion’s most exclusive party returned with a smaller and younger guest list, an anything-goes interpretation of the American fashion theme and an official meme correspondent.
Redefining Relevance at the Met Gala
Fashion’s most exclusive party returned with a smaller and younger guest list, an anything-goes interpretation of the American fashion theme and an official meme correspondent.
The Met Gala That Wasn't
This week, everyone will be talking about the Met Gala that wasn't, big brands on bankruptcy watch and China's sluggish retail sector. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
The Met Gala That Wasn't
This week, everyone will be talking about the Met Gala that wasn't, big brands on bankruptcy watch and China's sluggish retail sector. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
The Met Gala Is Postponed
Fashion’s biggest night is the latest event to be pushed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Met Gala Is Postponed
Fashion’s biggest night is the latest event to be pushed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Op-Ed | To Democratise Camp Is to Kill It
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s large-scale, Gucci-backed show on Camp may be pushing the inherently subcultural sensibility closer to extinction, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Op-Ed | To Democratise Camp Is to Kill It
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s large-scale, Gucci-backed show on Camp may be pushing the inherently subcultural sensibility closer to extinction, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Power Moves | LVMH Head of Watches Steps Down, Marc Cain Names New Management
This week, Jean-Claude Biver relinquishes his operational responsibilities as the head of LVMH's watch division, while Katja Konradi and Nadine Frichot join the management at Marc Bain.
Power Moves | LVMH Head of Watches Steps Down, Marc Cain Names New Management
This week, Jean-Claude Biver relinquishes his operational responsibilities as the head of LVMH's watch division, while Katja Konradi and Nadine Frichot join the management at Marc Bain.
At the Met Ball, Holier Than Thou
For followers of fashion, the Met Ball is akin to a religious experience, so this year's Catholic theme was gloriously apropos. Marshall Heyman goes inside the Party of the Year.
At the Met Ball, Holier Than Thou
For followers of fashion, the Met Ball is akin to a religious experience, so this year's Catholic theme was gloriously apropos. Marshall Heyman goes inside the Party of the Year.
Social Goods | Unpaid Zara Workers Seek Help, Catholicism at the Costume Institute
This week, unpaid workers for Zara left notes in clothes, and the MET Costume Institute is opening a fashion exhibition on catholicism.
Social Goods | Unpaid Zara Workers Seek Help, Catholicism at the Costume Institute
This week, unpaid workers for Zara left notes in clothes, and the MET Costume Institute is opening a fashion exhibition on catholicism.
Rei Kawakubo's Hair Magician
Best known for his dramatic hair sculptures for Comme des Garçons, Julien d'Ys was the first to purposefully make hair look dirty, using potions of grease, vodka, clay or powder.
Rei Kawakubo's Hair Magician
Best known for his dramatic hair sculptures for Comme des Garçons, Julien d'Ys was the first to purposefully make hair look dirty, using potions of grease, vodka, clay or powder.